Kok Lanas (federal constituency)

Kok Lanas was a federal constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1986 to 1995.

Kok Lanas
Kelantan constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1984
Constituency abolished1995
First contested1986
Last contested1990

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

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It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Kok Lanas
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created from Nilam Puri
7th P025 1986-1990 Abdullah Ahmad
(عبدالله احمد)
BN (UMNO)
8th 1990-1995 Mohamad Shukri Mohamed
(محمد شكري محمد)
S46
Constituency abolished, renamed to Peringat

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Kok Lanas Ketereh
Pulai Chondong
Selising

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
S46 Mohamad Shukri Mohamed 19,203 67.27   67.27
BN Abdullah Ahmad 9,097 31.87   24.36
Independent Wan Mohd. Husni Wan Ismail 245 0.86   0.86
Total valid votes 28,545 100.00
Total rejected ballots 957
Unreturned ballots 37,190
Turnout 29,502 79.33   1.89
Registered electors 0
Majority 10,106 35.40   22.94
S46 gain from BN Swing ?


Malaysian general election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes %
BN Abdullah Ahmad 14,099 56.23
PAS Ab Rahman Ahmad 10,975 43.77
Total valid votes 25,074 100.00
Total rejected ballots 472
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 25,546 77.44
Registered electors 32,990
Majority 3,124 12.46
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  • "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-20.